Product Engineer, Maker

• Have deep experience building production software and can point to products you shaped, not just code you wrote
• Have built and scaled at least one product from zero to real usage (10x–100x growth)
• Have strong React and Node.js experience with solid API design instincts
• Have worked at an early-stage, product-focused startup and thrived in the ambiguity
• Think about the user before you think about the architecture
• Communicate clearly in English - in code, in docs, in conversation

Desirable

• We're looking for a product engineer. Not a frontend engineer. Not a backend engineer. Someone who owns features end-to-end from understanding the user problem, to architecting the solution, to shipping it and watching how people use it
• You'll work across the stack. Our codebase spans TypeScript and ReScript, React and HTMX on the frontend, Node.js on the backend, running on serverless infrastructure (Vercel, AWS, Fastly, Cloudflare)
• You don't need to know all of it, you need to be the kind of engineer who picks things up fast and isn't boxed in by a specialization
• AI tools are part of how we work every day. You'll write less code and review more. Your judgment about what ships and what isn't good enough is what matters most
• You'll own features from idea to production. No one hands you a spec and walks away
• You'll shape product decisions, not just implement them. We expect you to have opinions about what we should build and why
• You'll build interfaces that ecommerce store owners can understand without a tutorial
• You'll make architectural calls that balance speed with long-term quality
• You'll use AI to move fast, but you'll know when to slow down and think for yourself

• Our process reflects how we actually work. No LeetCode. No whiteboard algorithms
• 1. Intro conversation - We talk about your background, what drives you, and what you've built. We want
• To see how you think about product and technology together
• 2. Real-world project - We give you an open-ended problem inspired by something we're actually
• Thinking about at Maker. Use any tools you want - AI agents, copilots, whatever makes you fast. We care about what you deliver, how you scope it, and whether you can explain your decisions
• 3. Team session - A working conversation with the team. We're evaluating fit in both directions
• If this sounds like the kind of work you want to do, we'd love to hear from you - even if you don't check every box. The best people we've hired surprised us